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Neighbour who complained about noisy cockerel in France ordered to pay €3,500
The complainant said the animal, which has since died, crowed too loudly and too often
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Child injured, roads closed, homes evacuated: latest on major fire in south of France
A cigarette butt thrown from a vehicle window is thought to have started the blaze that has destroyed 2,000 hectares
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Three people left in critical condition after bee swarm attacks Aurillac town centre
Attack took place over several minutes
No parking fee for scooters in Paris
Scooter riders and motor-cyclists will not have a to pay a fee to park in Paris after the city council rejected a proposal by a centre-right councillor.

He had called for €1.30/hour in the centre, €0.80 elsewhere, and €0.50/day for residents to end “anarchic” parking.
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